Huntsville gazette., 1887-11-26
NINE HOURS In CHATTNAOO~
GA.
The Editor of the Times in
His Den--A Peep in The
schOOlS..PrOhibltiOn
Yet Iives-.PrOm-
inent Men.

senger train at q NJ. and landing at
Chattanooga at 9 is inst sufficiently
short ride to add spice to the sit
uatien of an early breakfast in the
former place and the warm greeting
of friends in the busy thorough fares
Of the latter city. fresh from their
hot coffee and biscuits.
Yes, Chattanooga ia quite q busy
and an interesting town, and as Mrs
Cleveland no doubt thinks. quite a
wet and muddy one when it rains.
The Prohibition folks also set it down
after the ballots were counted at the
recent election. But just now the
town is both dry and dusty. Although
the whisksy men came out of the con-
test with majority of the votes Pro-
hibition has here some of its ablest
and most enthusiastic devotees, who
made most vigilant and earnest
campaign against whiskey. They are
still defiant and hard at work for
their cause, plucky, unconquered and
determined to win. "If at first you
don't succeed, try, try again." they
say.
But to take up the thread Of our
trip where we disembarked in the
spacious car shed Of the Union Depot.
We run the gauntlet of the dozens
of soliciting hackmen, whose vigilant
eyes failing to detect any signs of a
travelling man about US, We were suf-
fered to pass their lines without be-,
ing torn to pieces and deposited into
several different hacks. Our non
chalance evenbaffled that boss hack
man Chas. Byrd, who, not satisfied
with several of the finest "turnouts'
on the streets has just ordered an
other $400 carriage. Charlie is 9
"hustler, if Fortune does say Ne.
groes are not "hustlers"
Well away from the hackmen, our
business carried us to the office of
the Daily Times. Every body knows
that The Times is an institution in
Chattanooga, and that Col. MCGOWAN,
the bidhearted, liberal minded editor
is an institution with the Times. But
only the favored few know probably
that editor McGowan's working
sanctum is q wee bit of q room, cosi
ly fitted up, with one chair and one
desk, away up the third story via Of
a dark stair way-everything sug-
gesting the value Of time to the busy
brain of the "thunderer Of The
Times; the surroundings mutely
saying to the chance intruder "be
brief and retire, here is room enough
for one only" Col. MCGOWAN has
written an S5-page pamphlet boom
ing the resources and advantages Of
Chattanooga and Tennessee and The
Times Publishing Go. has printed
them by tens Of thousands, distribut
ing them where they will do the most
good for Chattanooga. This is the
way to nurse booms.
At II O'Clock clerk was busily
engaged in the Office of the Circuit
Court Clerk MIR. J. ]. Irvine, the
efficient and clever head of that de-
partment being out. The Office has
the credit of being run with order
and system by its colored Clerk, Mr..
Irvine.
At II 80 attracted by the strains
OF voices OF children We were entic-
ed into the Gilmer street city school,
a very we'll arranged and handsomely
fitted up building of thirteen rooms.
Passing into the scheol unheralded
we were proud to find an air of neat
ness and order and excellent disci-
pline in all the rooms visited. From
appearances the Principal fills bis
place worthily and is supported bya
very excellent corps of teachers. This
school is graded and runs up to the
Eighth Grade and High School De-
partment, in which are taught the
higher studies Of the English Lang
uags, natural scinces, preparatory
course in Mathematics, Latin. Ger
man etc. Thirteen teachers have
charge of the 1000 and odd children
enrolled here. Thanks to the courtesy